Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Edward Dunning
A comfortable, well-read scholar who becomes the unwitting target of an alchemist's grudge after dismissing a paper as hopeless.
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Also known as Edward, Mr. Dunning, Dunning
First appearance: Casting the Runes
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The protagonist who rejected Karswell's paper; returns home from the British Museum unaware of Karswell's discovery.
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Dunning is the man in England who knows about these things, which is precisely why the Secretary's committee sent Karswell's rejected paper to him. He has hobbies, a comfortable home, and no idea that his expert verdict…
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